Is it der, die oder das Wikipedia?
DIE
The correct article in German of Wikipedia is die. So it is die Wikipedia! (nominative case)
The word Wikipedia is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
Like many brand names, the word Wikipedia does not have a fixed grammatical genus and theoretically not a defined declination area is the one that is conceivable. In general, however, the feminine article is used almost exclusively: Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia. The reasons for this are the proximity to the original word encyclopedia, which also has feminines genus, and the ending on "A", which often implies a feminine genus.
Finding the right gender of a noun
German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.
In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.
The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.
It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)
German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.
for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).
German declension of Wikipedia?
How does the declension of Wikipedia work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural 1 | Plural 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Wikipedia | die Wikipedien | die Wikipedias |
| Genitive | der Wikipedia | der Wikipedien | der Wikipedias |
| Dative | der Wikipedia | den Wikipedien | den Wikipedias |
| Akkusative | die Wikipedia | die Wikipedien | die Wikipedias |
What is the meaning of Wikipedia in German?
Wikipedia has various definitions in German:
[1] Internet: A project for creating an internet -based, free encyclopedia
[1] Internet: ein Projekt zur Erstellung einer internetbasierten, freien Enzyklopädie[2] Internet: Free encyclopedia in numerous languages, based on a wiki (software)
[2] Internet: der Eigenname für im Rahmen des Projektes [1] im Aufbau befindliche, freie Enzyklopädien in zahlreichen Sprachen, basierend auf einem Wiki (Software)How to use Wikipedia in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Wikipedia with translations in English.
[1] Die Wikipedia ist die für mich interessanteste Entdeckung im Internet.
[1] Wikipedia is the most interesting discovery in the Internet[1] Die Wikipedia ist nur eines der zahlreichen Wikis, aber das bekannteste und erfolgreichste, das es gibt.
[1] Wikipedia is just one of the numerous wikis, but the best known and most successful that there is[1] Nach dem Erfolg des Wikipedia-Projekts haben viele Firmen und Institutionen erkannt, wie auch für sie ein Wiki als Plattform zur Zusammenarbeit nützlich sein könnte.
[1] After the success of the Wikipedia project, many companies and institutions recognized how a wiki as a platform for cooperation could be useful for them[1] „Wer Näheres wissen möchte, bediene sich Wikipedias, Wissen auf Knopfdruck, davon konnte man vor rund fünfzig Jahren nicht einmal träumen.“
[1] "If you want to know more, Wikipedias uses, knowledge at the push of a button, you couldn't even dream of about fifty years ago"[1] „Dieser Pioniergeist war es, der Wikipedia so attraktiv für die ersten Autoren machte.“
[1] "This pioneering spirit was that Wikipedia made so attractive for the first authors"[1] „Da es sich bei den Artikeln verschiedener Sprachversionen der Wikipedia oftmals nicht um bloße Übersetzungen handelt, qualifiziert sich die Wikipedia als Ressource zum Sprach- und Kulturvergleich (...).“
[1] "Since the articles of different language versions of the Wikipedia are often not mere translations, Wikipedia qualifies as a resource for language and cultural comparison (Ä ..)."[1] „Denn laut Wikipedia würde das Kichern bedeuten, dass die Hyäne sich unterordnet.“
[1] "According to Wikipedia, giggling would mean that the hyena subordinate"[1] „Als Autoren der jiddischen Ausgabe der Wikipedia betätigen sich vor allem Charedim, was nicht zuletzt an der Auswahl und der Behandlung der Themen deutlich wird.“
[1] "As authors of the Yiddish edition of the Wikipedia, Charedim is particularly active, which not least becomes clear in the selection and treatment of the topics"[2] In Anlehnung an frühere Projekte zur Erstellung einer Online-Enzyklopädie – wie Interpedia, GNUPedia oder Nupedia – nannte Jimmy Wales sein Wiki-basiertes Enzyklopädieprojekt Anfang 2001 Wikipedia.
[2] Based on earlier projects for creating an online encyclopedia-such as Interpedia, Gnupedia or Nupedia-Jimmy Wales called his wiki-based encyclopedia project in early 2001 WikipediaäHow do you pronounce Wikipedia?
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